Difficulty

Skeleton Golden — Mobs in full armor are a common sight in higher difficulty levels.

Difficulty is an option in Minecraft that has a direct impact on the ease of gameplay.

World settings

There are four difficulty levels in the game: Peaceful, Easy, Normal and Hard. These can be set in the settings, as well as by the /difficulty command.

Peaceful

No hostile mobs can spawn naturally, except for vindicators, evokers, shulkers, and the ender dragon, which do not deal damage. Also, no spiders, cave spiders, zombie pigmen or endermen – neutral rather than hostile mobs – can spawn naturally. When any of these mobs attempt to spawn (whether naturally, through mob spawners, spawn eggs, or commands), they are removed from the game instantaneously. When the difficulty is switched from any other setting to Peaceful, all mobs that are not allowed to spawn on Peaceful are removed from the world. Mobs will still remain hostile to the player, though will be unable to inflict damage, apart from the wolf‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} and the llama‌^{[Java and Legacy Console editions only]}. Players regain health rapidly over time. Despite this, it is still possible to die if damage is received quickly enough. The hunger bar never depletes and players cannot eat anything except golden apples and chorus fruits, unless the player has switched to Peaceful when their hunger bar was below the maximum‌^{[Java and Legacy Console editions only]}. Players can eat normally though the hunger bar never depletes.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} Additionally, if the hunger bar is below the maximum, it quickly regenerates.

Easy

Hostile mobs spawn, but they deal less damage than on Normal difficulty. The hunger bar can deplete and will leave the player with 10 if it drains completely. Cave spiders cannot poison players on Easy difficulty, and the wither won't cause the Wither effect, although wither skeletons will. Lightning only sets the struck block on fire, not surrounding blocks. Zombies won't turn villagers into zombie villagers.

Normal

Hostile mobs spawn and deal standard damage. The hunger bar can deplete and will leave the player with 1 if it drains completely. Villagers killed by zombies have a 50% chance of turning into a zombie villager.

Hard

Hostile mobs spawn and deal greater damage than on Normal difficulty. The hunger bar can deplete and the player will starve to death if it drains completely. Zombies can break through wooden doors and can spawn reinforcements when attacked. Villagers killed by zombies have a 100% chance of turning into a zombie villager. Spiders can spawn with status effects.

Hardcore mode

At the world creation screen, selecting Hardcore from among the game mode options causes the player to spawn in Hard difficulty, does not allow it to be changed, and only allows the player one life. In a single player world, if the player dies, the player can choose to respawn in Spectator mode or delete the world. In Multiplayer, if a player dies, their gamemode is automatically set to Spectator mode.

The only way to change the difficulty off Hardcore is to use cheats.

Currently not available in the Realms.

Moon phase

The phase of the moon has effects on the spawning of slimes in swamp biomes, and contributes to the calculation of regional difficulty. The fuller the moon is, the greater the effect.

Note that the moon does not actually have to be in the sky for this effect to take place—the effect of the moon's phase also exists in daytime and across dimensions.

Moon phase	Value	Percentage
Full	1.0	100%
Gibbous	0.75	75%
Quarter	0.5	50%
Crescent	0.25	25%
New	0.0	0%

Regional difficulty

Regional difficulty values shown on the debug screen

Regional difficulty or local difficulty is a value between 0.00 and 6.75 that the game calculates by considering not just the world difficulty setting, but also the inhabited time of a chunk, the total play time in the world, and the phase of the moon. This value is shown on the debug screen as the first value listed after the heading "Local Difficulty". This value determines several aspects of the difficulty of gameplay (see below).

The inhabited time of a chunk increases for each tick a player spends with the chunk loaded. This is a cumulative measure of time—if 50 players spend a single hour in a chunk, it counts the same as if one player spent 50 hours there. The effect of inhabited time on regional difficulty is capped at 50 hours.

The total play time in the world is a factor which doesn't begin until after the first hour of play time, and is capped at 21 hours.

In pseudocode, the calculation of regional difficulty is:

TotalTimeFactor, ChunkFactor, and RegionalDifficulty are floating-point variables
MoonPhase is as in the table above.

 if ( TotalPlayTime > 21 hours )
     TotalTimeFactor = 0.25
 else if ( TotalPlayTime < 1 hour )
     TotalTimeFactor = 0
 else
     TotalTimeFactor = ( TotalPlayTimeInTicks - 72,000 ) / 5,760,000

 if ( ChunkInhabitedTime > 50 hours )
     ChunkFactor = 1
 else
     ChunkFactor = ChunkInhabitedTimeInTicks / 3,600,000
 if (difficulty is not Hard)
     multiply ChunkFactor by 3/4

 if ( MoonPhase / 4 > TotalTimeFactor )
     add TotalTimeFactor to ChunkFactor
 else
     add MoonPhase / 4 to ChunkFactor

 if ( difficulty is Easy )
     divide ChunkFactor by 2

 RegionalDifficulty = 0.75 + TotalTimeFactor + ChunkFactor

 if (difficulty is Normal)
     multiply RegionalDifficulty by 2
 if (difficulty is Hard)
     multiply RegionalDifficulty by 3

 return RegionalDifficulty

The raw regional difficulty therefore ranges from 0.75–1.5 on Easy, 1.5–4.0 on Normal, and 2.25–6.75 on Hard.

Clamped regional difficulty

The clamped regional difficulty is a value between 0.00 and 1.00 based on regional difficulty. This value is shown on the debug screen as the second value listed after the heading "Local Difficulty". This is yet another value that affects the difficulty of gameplay (see below).

The regional difficulty value is clamped as follows:

 if ( RegionalDifficulty < 2.0 ) {
     value = 0.0;
 } else if ( RegionalDifficulty > 4.0 ) {
     value = 1.0;
 } else {
     value = ( RegionalDifficulty - 2.0 ) / 2.0;
 }

Thus, on Easy, where regional difficulty is never higher than 1.5, the clamped value will always be zero.

On Normal the effects will reach the maximum after 21 hours of play time in a fully-inhabited chunk on a full moon; and on Hard after 21 hours of play time the effects will reach the maximum in chunks inhabited only 4 ¹⁄₆ hours during a full moon and will remain at maximum in chunks inhabited over 16 ²⁄₃ hours.^[verify]

Effects

Mob damage

The damage mobs deal to players is affected by the difficulty of the game. The below values represent the amount of damage taken per hit.

This applies only to mobs attacking the player. Mobs attacking other mobs always deal the 'Normal' damage listed, regardless of difficulty.
Values for the creeper and ghast assume the player is directly adjacent to the explosion.
The damage of slimes and magma cubes depends on their size. Tiny-sized slimes, while hostile, are unable to do damage directly.
Mobs deal no damage to players on peaceful.

Mob	Difficulty			Status effect(s)ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ[edit]
Mob	Easy	Normal	Hard	Status effect(s)ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ[edit]
Bee	2	2	3	Poison for 10 seconds on Normal difficulty and for 18 seconds on Hard difficulty
Blaze (melee)	4	6	9	No
Blaze fireball	9 + fire for 5 seconds			No
Cave Spider	2	2	3	Poison for 7 seconds on Normal difficulty and for 15 seconds on Hard difficulty
Chicken Jockey	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	No
Creeper explosion (normal)	22.5 × 11.25	43 × 21.5	64.5 × 32.25	When exploding: No If having a potion effect when exploding, it leaves an effect cloud with the effect, like a lingering potion.
Creeper explosion (charged)	43.5 × 21.75	85 × 42.5	127.5 × 63.75
Dolphin	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	No
Drowned	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	No
Drowned trident (Ranged)	8			No
Drowned trident (Melee)‌^{[BE only]}	5	9	12 × 6	No
Elder Guardian (Laser)	5	8	12 × 6	Inflicts Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes on nearby players
Elder Guardian (Spikes)	2		3	Inflicts Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes on nearby players
Elder Guardian Ghost (Spikes)	2		3	No
Ender Dragon (Melee)	6	10	15 × 7.5	No
Ender Dragon (Wings)	3	5	7	No
Ender Dragon (Breath)	3 per second			Area effect cloud of Instant Damage
Ender Dragon Dragon Fireball	6 per second			Area effect cloud of Instant Damage
Enderman	4.5 × 2.25	7	10.5 × 5.25	No
Endermite	2		3	No
Evoker fangs	6			No
Ghast fireball (Impact)	6			No
Ghast fireball (Explosion)	7	12 × 6	22.5 × 11.25	No
Giant	26 × 13	50 × 25	75 × 37.5	No
Goat	1	2	3	No
Guardian (Laser)	4	6	9	No
Guardian (Spikes)	2		3	No
Hoglin‌^{[JE only]}	2.5 × 1.25 to 5	3 to 8	4.5 × 2.25 to 12 × 6	No
Hoglin (baby)‌^{[JE only]}	0.5 × 0.25		0.75 × 0.375	No
Hoglin‌^{[BE only]}	3	6	9	No
Husk	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	Hunger when attacking any mob for 7 × floor of RD seconds
Illusioner arrow	2 to 5	3 to 5		Throws Blindness spells on the player, if regional difficulty is 2 or greater
Iron Golem	4.75 × 2.375 to 11.75 × 5.875	7.5 × 3.75 to 21.5 × 10.75	11.25 × 5.625 to 32.25 × 16.125	No
The Killer Bunny	5	8	12 × 6	No
Llama spit	1			No
Magma Cube (big)	4	6	9	No
Magma Cube (medium)	3	4	6	No
Magma Cube (small)	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	No
Panda	4	6	9	No
Phantom‌^{[JE only]}	2		3	No
Phantom‌^{[BE only]}	4	6	9	No
Piglin arrow‌^{[JE only]}	3 to 4		4	No
Piglin arrow‌^{[BE only]}	1 - 5			No
Piglin (Melee with Sword)‌^{[JE only]}	5	8	12 × 6	No
Piglin (Melee without Sword)‌^{[JE only]}	3.5 × 1.75	5	7.5 × 3.75	No
Piglin‌^{[BE only]}	5	9	13 × 6.5	No
Piglin Brute	7.5 × 3.75	13 × 6.5	19.5 × 9.75	No
Pillager arrow	3 to 4		4	No
Polar Bear	4	6	9	No
Pufferfish	2		3	Poison for 5 seconds
Ravager (Melee)	7	12 × 6	18 × 9	No
Ravager (Roar)	4	6	9	No
Shulker bullet	4			Levitation for 10 seconds
Silverfish	1			No
Skeleton arrow‌^{[JE only]}	2 to 4	3 to 4	4 to 5	No
Skeleton arrow‌^{[BE only]}	1 to 4, varies with proximity		1 to 5, varies with proximity	No
Skeleton (melee)	2		3	No
Skeleton Horseman arrow‌^{[JE only]}	Varies with skeleton bow enchantment			No
Skeleton Horseman arrow‌^{[BE only]}	Varies with skeleton bow enchantment			No
Slime (big)	3	4	6	No
Slime (medium)	2		3	No
Slime (small)	0			No
Spider	2		3	No, but can spawn with effects
Spider Jockey (spider)	2		3	No, but can spawn with effects
Spider Jockey arrow‌^{[JE only]}	3 to 5			No
Spider Jockey arrow‌^{[BE only]}	Damage varies with proximity			No
Stray arrow‌^{[JE only]}	3 to 5			Slowness for 30 seconds when their tipped arrow hits any mob (including another stray)
Stray arrow‌^{[BE only]}	Damage varies with proximity
Stray (melee)	2		3	No
Trader Llama spit	1			No
Vex	5.5 × 2.75	9	13.5 × 6.75	No
Vindicator	7.5 × 3.75	13 × 6.5	19.5 × 9.75	No
Warden (Melee)	16 × 8	30 × 15	45 × 22.5	No
Warden (Ranged)	6	10	15 × 7.5	No
Witch	Deals damage by throwing potions			Throws splash potions of Poison, Instant Damage, Slowness, and Weakness
Wither Skeleton	5	8	12 × 6	Wither for 10 seconds
Wither (birth explosion)	35.5 × 17.75	69 × 34.5	103.5 × 51.75	No
Wither Skull	8	8		Wither II for 10 seconds on Normal difficulty and 40 seconds on Hard difficulty
Wither (dash attack) ‌^{[BE only]}	15 × 7.5			No
Wolf (hostile)	3	4	6	No
Wolf (tamed)	4			No
Zoglin	2.5 × 1.25 to 5	3 to 8	4.5 × 2.25 to 12 × 6	No
Zoglin (baby)	0.5 × 0.25		0.75 × 0.375	No
Zombie	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	No
Zombified Piglin	5	8	12 × 6	No
Zombie Villager	2.5 × 1.25	3	4.5 × 2.25	No

Other effects

Attribute	Notes	Condition
Attribute	Notes	World difficulty	Regional difficulty (RD)	Clamped regional difficulty (CRD)	Moon phase only
Mobs have higher melee damage against players.	Easy: ¹⁄₂ of Normal damage, rounded down, +1 Hard: 1 ¹⁄₂ times Normal damage, rounded down	Yes	No	No	No
Guardians (both types) have higher laser damage.	Easy/Normal: 1 Hard: 3	Yes	No	No	No
Explosion damage to players is higher.	Easy: ¹⁄₂ of Normal damage, rounded down, +1 Hard: 1 ¹⁄₂ times Normal damage, rounded down	Yes	No	No	No
Starvation more harshly affects health.	Easy/Normal/Hard: starvation will bring health down to 10/1/0 HP	Yes	No	No	No
Mobs that spawn with armor are more likely to have more armor.	Easy & Normal: 75%/56%/42% of having 2/3/4 pieces; Hard: 90%/81%/73% of having 2/3/4 pieces	Yes	No	No	No
Zombies are more likely to spawn with weapons.	1% on Easy and Normal, 5% on Hard	Yes	No	No	No
Zombies are able to spawn reinforcements.	Hard only	Yes	No	No	No
Zombies are more likely to be able to break wooden doors.	A zombie having the ability to break a door: (10×CRD)% The door actually breaking: Hard only	Yes	No	Yes	No
Villagers killed by zombies have a greater chance of becoming zombie villagers.	0% on Easy, 50% on Normal, 100% on Hard	Yes	No	No	No
Zombie pigmen spawn from Nether portals in the Overworld more often.	¹⁄₂₀₀₀ per tick on Easy, ²⁄₂₀₀₀ on Normal, ³⁄₂₀₀₀ on Hard	Yes	No	No	No
The skeleton or stray won't wait as long between bow & arrow attacks.	Easy/Normal: 2s cooldown Hard: 1s	Yes	No	No	No
A skeleton or stray will be more accurate with its bow & arrow attacks.	Easy/Normal/Hard "inaccuracy" value is 10/6/2^{[more information needed]}	Yes	No	No	No
Damage from arrows slightly increases.	Easy/Normal/Hard damage bonus = +0.11 / +0.22 / +0.33	Yes	No	No	No
Spiders can naturally spawn with status effects.	Hard only (10×CRD)%	Yes	No	Yes	No
The Poison effect given by a cave spider will last longer.	Normal/Hard: 7s/15s	Yes	No	No	No
The Wither effect given by a wither skull will last longer.	Normal/Hard: 10s/40s	Yes	No	No	No
A wither will shoot wither skulls when idle.	Normal/Hard only	Yes	No	No	No
A wither will spawn 3–4 wither skeletons when brought below half health.‌^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]}	Normal/Hard only	Yes	No	No	No
Lightning can cause fires in the surrounding blocks, not just the block struck.	Normal/Hard only	Yes	No	No	No
Fire lingers for a bit longer.	The raw encouragement value of blocks surrounding fire gets a bonus of (Easy/Normal/Hard) +47 / +54 / +61, before being adjusted for fire age, humidity and rain.^{[more information needed]}	Yes	No	No	No
Mobs are more willing to take fall damage when pursuing a target.^{[note 1]}	Easy: 33% + 8 Normal: 33% + 4 Hard: 33%	Yes	No	No	No
Lightning strikes are more likely to spawn a skeleton trap horse.	Chance = (RD)% (0.75–1.5% on Easy, 1.5–4% on Normal, 2.25–6.75% on Hard)	No	Yes	No	No
Burning zombies are more likely to set their target on fire, and the burn duration is longer.	Chance = (30×RD)% Burn time = 2 × RD seconds	No	Yes	No	No
The Hunger effect caught from being attacked by a husk will last longer.	Effect time = 7 × RD seconds	No	Yes	No	No
Illusioners will cast blindness.	If RD > 2.	No	Yes	No	No
Skeletons and zombies are more likely to have the ability to pick up dropped items.	Having the ability: (55×CRD)%	No	No	Yes	No
Zombies are more likely to have a greater follow distance.	if (random # in range 0–1.5) × CRD is greater than 1, that becomes a bonus multiplier on the follow distance.^{[more information needed]}	No	No	Yes	No
Zombies are more likely to be "leader zombies" (gaining a bonus to max HP, a bonus to the chance to spawn reinforcements, and the ability to break doors).	Any given zombie being a "leader": (5×CRD)%	No	No	Yes	No
Mobs are more likely to spawn with armor.	Chance of getting any armor at all: (15×CRD)%	No	No	Yes	No
Mobs that spawn with weapons are more likely to have enchantments.	Chance for the main hand item = (25×CRD)%	No	No	Yes	No
Mobs that spawn with armor are more likely to have enchantments.	Chance per armor item = (50×CRD)%	No	No	Yes	No
Mobs that spawn with enchanted equipment will have higher levels of enchantments.	Level = 5 + 18×CRD	No	No	Yes	No
Slimes are more likely to be bigger.	Tiny: (33×(1-CRD)/2)% Small: 33% Big: (33×(1+CRD)/2)% in other words: Tiny/Small/Big: 17%–33% / 33% / 33%–50%	No	No	Yes	No
Slimes are more likely to spawn in swamp biomes.	See above	No	No	No	Yes

↑ Mobs will accept fall damage as long as it won't bring their health below 33% of their maximum health (rounded up to the nearest 1), plus a constant reserve based on difficulty. This even applies to ground-based mobs immune to fall damage.

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History

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June 14, 2009

Notch discussed how his vision for Survival mode would incorporate the concept of difficulty: "When generating a new level or loading a creative mode level, you also select a difficulty. Difficulty levels will probably vary from 'challenging' to 'impossible', since I want the game to be difficult. If it's not fun to always be challenged, I'll add easier difficulties."

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Armor Stand|Armor Stand]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
| image = Armor Stand.png
| image2 = Armor Stand BE.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| stackable =
* '''[[JE]]:''' Yes (16)
* '''[[BE]]:''' Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
| flammable = Yes
| size = '''Normal:'''<br>
Width: 0.5 Blocks<br>
Height: 1.975 Blocks<br>
'''Small:'''<br>
Width: 0.25 Blocks<br>
Height: 0.9875 Blocks<br>
| health = {{hp|20}}
}}
An '''armor stand''' is an inanimate [[entity]] that can wear [[armor]]. It can also hold [[Item|items]] and be posed (but these are not possible in [[Survival]] in [[Java Edition]]).

== Obtaining ==
An armor stand can be broken by quickly {{control|attack|text=attacking}} it twice, dropping itself and any armor placed onto it.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Stick
|B1= Stick
|C1= Stick  
|B2= Stick
|A3= Stick
|B3= Smooth Stone Slab
|C3= Stick
|Output= Armor Stand
|type=Decoration block
}}

=== Natural generation ===
Two armor stands are found in each taiga [[village]] outdoor armory, one equipped with an [[iron helmet]], the other with an [[iron chestplate]].

== Usage ==
[[Player]]s can use armor stands to hold [[armor]], [[mob head]]s, [[carved pumpkin]]s, and [[elytra]]. [[Commands]] can be used to give them other [[item]]s. The stand does not have a GUI, so players interact with it directly. Armor stands are also able to be placed in different orientations, similar to [[banner]]s or [[sign]]s. Armor stands are [[entity|entities]], allowing them to be pushed by [[piston]]s, moved by flowing [[water]], pulled with [[fishing rod]]s, pushed by players (with knockback), and bounced by [[slime block]]s. 

{{Control|use|text=Using}} armor on the stand places the armor if done on a bare spot. Conversely, clicking on armor with a bare hand removes the armor and places it in the highlighted hotbar slot. It is not possible to take or place items from the armor stand's hands unless playing on Bedrock Edition.

Armor, mob heads, or carved pumpkins can be automatically placed on armor stands with a [[dispenser]].

Armor stands can be customized further to have arms, pose, disobey gravity, dual wield and other things by summoning them using {{cmd|summon}} with [[Tutorials/Command NBT tags#Armor Stand|NBT tags]].

In maps heavily using [[command blocks]], armor stands can be used to keep [[scoreboard]] objectives that are 'global' to the map, run [[commands]], etc. 

{{IN|bedrock}}, the pose of the armor stand can be changed by interacting with the armor stand (or pressing the {{btn|Pose|be=1}} button on mobile devices) while sneaking, or by using a redstone signal. There are 13 possible poses. Armor stands can also hold items by interacting with the armor stand (or pressing the {{btn|Equip|be=1}} button on mobile devices) while holding an item that cannot be worn.

;<nowiki>Below are the poses:
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!No.!!Namespace ID!! Redstone power
!
! !! Image
|-
|0
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.default_pose}}
|0
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Default Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|1
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.no_pose}}
|1
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand No Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|2
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.solemn_pose}}
|2
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Solemn Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|3
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.athena_pose}}
|3
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Athena Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|4
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.brandish_pose}}
|4
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Brandish Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|5
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.honor_pose}}
|5
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Honor Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|6
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.entertain_pose}}
|6
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Entertain Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|7
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.salute_pose}}
|7
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Salute Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|8
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.hero_pose}}
|8, 13 or more
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Hero Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|9
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.riposte_pose}}
|9
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Riposte Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|10
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.zombie_pose}}
|10
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Zombie Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|11
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.cancan_a_pose}}
|11
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Cancan A Pose.png|128px]]
|-
|12
|{{cd|animation.armor_stand.cancan_b_pose}}
|12
|
|
|[[File:Armor Stand Cancan B Pose.png|128px]]
|}

==Behavior==

Because armor stands are entities, they obey gravity, allowing them to fall and rest on non-full [[block]]s such as [[enchanting table]]s, [[snow layer]]s and [[slab]]s.

Any [[armor]] on the stand drops when the stand is broken. Armor stands can display [[enchanting|enchanted]] and all forms of [[dye]]d armor. The effects of most enchanted armor have no effect when on an armor stand, with three exceptions: 
*[[Frost Walker]] creates [[frosted ice]] blocks on [[water]] as usual if an armor stand is pushed with a [[piston]].
*[[Depth Strider]] slows the movement of the armor stand when being pushed with water.
*A [[player]] may take damage from hitting an armor stand that holds armor enchanted with [[Thorns]].

Armor stands are not damaged by [[cacti]] but can be broken by [[arrow]]s. An armor stand destroyed by an explosion or a firework does not drop as an [[item (entity)|item]]. Armor stands in water and [[lava]] at the same time are not consumed by the lava.

{{IN|be}}, armor stands can be affected by [[status effect]]s. They can be 'killed' by [[Harming]] and [[Decay]] [[splash potion|splash]]/[[lingering potion]]s, lava, [[fire]], and [[campfire]]s, and they play the player death sound and fall to their side and disappear, yielding no armor stand item. If an armor stand is equipped with an item or armor, that item or armor is considered as "naturally-spawned equipment" with an 8.5% chance of dropping when the armor stand "dies" from the [[Instant Damage]] or the [[Wither (status effect)|Wither]] status effect. If the dropped item is any form of [[weapon]], [[tool]] or armor, it drops in a badly damaged state because the game considers it as "naturally-spawned equipment".<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-24341}}</ref>

The stand wobbles slightly when being hit by the player.

{{IN|java}}, it is possible to create an armor stand with arms using the {{cmd|summon}} [[command]]. It is also possible to change an armor stand without arms into a stand with arms by using the {{cmd|data}} command. The commands are as follows:

*<code>/data merge entity @e[type=armor_stand,sort=nearest,limit=1] {ShowArms:1}</code>, which changes the nearest armor stand into an armor stand with arms.
*<code>/summon minecraft:armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {ShowArms:1}</code>, which summons a new armor stand with arms shown.
*<code>/summon armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {Rotation:[0.0f]}</code>, which summons a new armor stand that faces a desired direction (dependent on changing "0.0f" to other numbers like "90.0f" or "180.0f", otherwise it faces the same way as a default armor stand).

==Sounds==
{{edition|java}}:<br>
Armor stands use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Armor Stand hit1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand hit2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand hit3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Block breaking
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an armor stand is damaged
|id=entity.armor_stand.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Armor Stand break1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand break2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand break3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand break4.ogg
|subtitle=Block broken
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an armor stand is destroyed
|id=entity.armor_stand.break
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Stone dig1.ogg
|sound2=Stone dig2.ogg
|sound3=Stone dig3.ogg
|sound4=Stone dig4.ogg
|subtitle=Block placed
|source=Blocks
|description=When an armor stand is placed
|id=entity.armor_stand.place
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.place
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wood dig1.ogg
|sound2=Wood dig2.ogg
|sound3=Wood dig3.ogg
|sound4=Wood dig4.ogg
|subtitle=Block placed
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an armor stand falls onto a block at a high speed{{Info needed}}
|id=entity.armor_stand.fall
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.armorstand.fall
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Armor Stand hit1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand hit2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand hit3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand hit4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand is damaged
|id=mob.armor_stand.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Armor Stand break1.ogg
|sound2=Armor Stand break2.ogg
|sound3=Armor Stand break3.ogg
|sound4=Armor Stand break4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand is destroyed
|id=mob.armor_stand.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Stone dig1.ogg
|sound2=Stone dig2.ogg
|sound3=Stone dig3.ogg
|sound4=Stone dig4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand is placed
|id=mob.armor_stand.place
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Wood dig1.ogg
|sound2=Wood dig2.ogg
|sound3=Wood dig3.ogg
|sound4=Wood dig4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an armor stand falls onto a block at a high speed{{Info needed}}
|id=mob.armor_stand.land
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=item
|nameid=armor_stand
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=armor_stand
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=item
|nameid=armor_stand
|id=552
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Armor Stand
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritename=armor-stand
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=armor_stand
|id=61
|foot=1}}

===Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Entity Spawners}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
:{{IN|bedrock}}, armor stands have no additional item tag.
:See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

===Entity data===
Armor stands have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the [[entity]].

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}: 
:See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Video==
Note: This video is outdated as Zoglins now attack armor stands
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|tCFkdTfCleQ}}</div>

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=August 5, 2014|slink={{Tweet|SeargeDP|496666952530538498}}|[[File:Armor Stand (pre-release).png|32px]] [[File:Armor Stand (item) (pre-release).png|32px]] [[Searge]] tweeted a image of an armor stand. The appearance was changed before release.}}
{{History|||snap=August 5, 2014|slink={{Tweet|SeargeDP|496673890148823040}}|Showed crafting recipe and name "[Armor Stand]", both were changed before release.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32a|[[File:Armor Stand JE1.png|32px]] Added armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32b|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] The item texture has changed.
|Pick-block can now be used on armor stands.
|Armor stands can now no longer be crafted using [[slabs]] other than stone slabs.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32c|Added a <code>NoBasePlate</code> tag for the armor stand.}}
{{History|||snap=14w33a|Breaking [[particles]] have been added for the armor stand.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Added <code>Marker</code> tag for armor stands.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Armor stands can now dual wield.
|<code>HandItems</code> and <code>ArmorItems</code> tags added for armor stands, which is intended to replace the <code>Equipment</code> tag.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33a|The <code>Equipment</code> tag has been removed from armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47a|The armor stand now wobbles when hit by the [[player]].}}
{{History|||snap=16w02a|Marker <code>ArmorStand</code>s now outline their equipment only when glowing.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID of the armor stand has been changed from <code>ArmorStand</code> to <code>armor_stand</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 416.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Armor Stand JE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed to the new [[planks|oak planks]] texture.
|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stand [[item]]s has been slightly changed. (Comparison: [[File:Armor Stand (item) Texture Change 1.13 to 18w43a.gif|32px]])}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|[[File:Armor Stand JE3.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed again.
|Armor stands now generate in taiga [[village]]s.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w42a|Armor stands can now be placed by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Armor stands no longer fall through fences and walls when placed.<ref>{{bug|MC-65951}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=20w14a|[[Zoglin]]s now attack armor stands.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Armor Stand 20w45a.png|32px]] The model of the armor stand has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|[[File:Armor Stand JE3.png|32px]] The model of the armor stand has been changed back to how it was in 1.16.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Pre-release 5|[[File:Armor Stand JE4.png|32px]] Changed smooth stone texture on armor stand.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w03a|Armor stands now preserve custom names when placed and broken.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|An armor stand now appears in the smithing table GUI; arms are displayed as in Bedrock Edition.
|When an armor stand is placed, its model now changes in effect of the player's facing direction<ref>{{bug|MC-93533}}</ref>.}}
{{History|||snap=23w06a|The model no longer changes when the armory is placed. Also, the head, which tilted slightly to the lower right in the version from 1.8 up to 1.19.3, now faces forward from [[File:Armor Stand JE4.png|32px]] to [[File:Armor Stand JE5.png|32px]].}}
{{History||?|Armor can now be swapped in [[armor stand]]s by {{ctrl|using}} them in the armor stand's slot.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Armor Stand BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Armor Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added armor stands.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Armor Stand BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed.
|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stand [[item]]s has been slightly changed.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.2|[[File:Armor Stand with Leather Armor MCPE-44669.png|32px]] Leather [[armor]] no longer shows as being [[dye]]d properly when worn by armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.12.0.3|[[File:Armor Stand wear Chicken.png|x73px]][[File:Armor Stand wear Rabbit.png|x73px]] [[File:Armor Stand wear Salmon.gif|x73px]] [[File:Armor Stand wear Pufferfish.gif|x73px]] [[File:Armor Stand wear Slime.png|x73px]] When armor stands hold a [[raw chicken]], [[raw rabbit]], [[raw salmon]], [[pufferfish]] or a [[slime block]], they now wear these [[mob]] counterparts.<ref>{{bug|mcpe-48629}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Leather armor now shows as being dyed properly when worn by armor stands.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.13.0.4|Armor stands no longer hold certain [[mob]]s if they are holding a [[item]] related to them.
|Armor stands now have a smoother animation when changing poses.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=?|Armor stands are now targeted by zoglins.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.51|Armor stands are no longer attacked by [[goat]]s.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Armor Stand JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Armor Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added armor stands.}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Added [[sound]]s for armor stands.}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[File:Armor Stand BE1.png|32px]] Armor stands now have arms and the [[player]] can now change the pose of the armor stand.}}	
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Armor Stand BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stands has been changed.
|[[File:Armor Stand (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of armor stand [[item]]s has been slightly changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

<gallery>
Armour stand 1.png|The first image of the armor stand.
JE 1.8 Dev Armor Stand crafting.png|The first image of armor stand crafting recipe.
The Bountiful Update.png|Armor stands in the [[Java Edition 1.8|1.8]] poster.
Dual Wielding Armor Stand.png|A dual wielding armor stand.
Glowing Armor Stands.png|Armor stands with the [[glowing]] effect.
Armor Stand Chess.jpg|Chess with armor stands.
</gallery>

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia ==
*Equipping armor stands with certain [[block]]s and [[item]]s can cause rendering glitches. According to [[Searge]] this is due to transparent rendering on entities not yet being supported.<ref>{{bug|MC-67415||"Armor Stands with Slime Block rendering entities behind them"}} resolved as "Won't Fix"</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-67674||"Armor Stand wearing a Skull and Holding Stained Glass causes Graphical issues"}} resolved as "Won't Fix"</ref>
*Bedrock Edition has a version exclusive armor stand [[model]], which includes posable arms.
*Using [[redstone]] to change the stands reverse the poses, starting with the can-can pose first.
*Placing the stand within three powered [[redstone dust]] always changes its pose to the honor pose. [[Redstone Repeater|Repeaters]] also switch the stand to the honor pose if not set four blocks from one.
*Using external tools, armor stand spawners can be placed.
*Secret signatures for [[Jasper Boerstra|JAPPA]], Chi Wong, and [[Michael Stoyke|Searge]] can be found at the bottom of the armor stand texture.

== Gallery ==
===Renders===
;Armor (Java Edition)
<gallery>
Armor Stand Leather.png
Armor Stand Golden.png
Armor Stand Chainmail.png
Armor Stand Iron.png
Armor Stand Diamond.png
Armor Stand Netherite.png
</gallery>

; Armor (Bedrock Edition)
<gallery>
Armor Stand with Leather Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Golden Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Chain Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Iron Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Diamond Armor BE.png
Armor Stand with Netherite Armor BE.png
</gallery>

;Poses
<gallery>
Armor Stand Pose 0.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 1.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 2.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 3.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 4.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 5.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 6.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 7.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 8.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 9.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 10.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 11.png| 
Armor Stand Pose 12.png|
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Armor Stand Demo.png|Armor stands in various positions with various [[armor]].
Armor Stand glass and sword.png|Armor stands can wear [[block]]s on their heads. This is accessible with [[command]]s such as {{cmd|item}}.
Bedrock edition armor stand poses.png|All armor stand poses as seen in {{el|be}}.
Netherite to the rescue!.png|An entire set of netherite [[armor]] on an armor stand.
Armor Stand Garage.png|An armor stand in a garage.
</gallery>

==References ==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--armor-stand Taking Inventory: Armor Stand] – Minecraft.net on March 16, 2023

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[Category:Storage]]

[[de:Rüstungsständer]]
[[es:Soporte para armadura]]
[[fr:Porte-armure]]
[[ja:防具立て]]
[[ko:갑옷 거치대]]
[[pl:Stojak na zbroję]]
[[pt:Suporte de armaduras]]
[[ru:Стойка для брони]]
[[th:แท่นวางชุดเกราะ]]
[[uk:Стійка для обладунків]]
[[zh:盔甲架]]</li><li>[[Glow Berries|Glow Berries]]<br/>{{Block
|image=<gallery>
Cave Vines (head).png|Without Berries
Cave Vines (berries).png|With Berries
</gallery>
|image2 = Glow Berries JE1 BE1.png
|extratext=[[#Gallery|View all renders]]
|rarity=Common
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|tool=Any
|light=Yes
|transparent=Yes
|heals={{hunger|2}}
|flammable=Yes
|lavasusceptible=No
}}

'''Glow berries''' are a [[food]] [[item]] obtained from cave vines and can be used to plant them.

'''Cave vines''' are a climbable, [[Bone Meal|bonemealable]] plant that hangs off ceilings and grows glow berries. Cave vines with glow berries produce [[light]] and drop glow berries when broken or harvested. Cave vines with no glow berries will not drop anything.

== Obtaining ==

=== Natural generation ===
Cave vines can be found in [[lush caves]], hanging from cave ceilings.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|glow-berries}}

=== Post-generation ===
Glow berries can be collected from a cave vine by {{control|using}} or {{control|breaking}} the vine. This yields one glow berry when the vine is bearing them and nothing when it is not.  A cave vine also breaks if [[water]] runs over its location or if a [[piston]] extends or pushes a block into its location. 

{{IN|bedrock}}, using a tool with [[Silk Touch]] on cave vines always yields a glow berry, even if the vine appears empty.

[[Fortune]] has no effect on the number of glow berries dropped.

== Usage ==
=== Placement ===
Glow berries can be placed on and grown from the bottom of most blocks. They have no specific lighting requirements. When placed, they can be of any length.

=== Growth ===
Placing glow berries on the bottom of a block creates a cave vine that grows downward one block at a time as long as [[air]] is beneath it and its maximum height (2 to 26 blocks) has not been reached. Each newly-grown cave vine block has a 1 in 9 chance of bearing glow berries.  Only this tip can ever naturally grow them.{{only|JE}}{{More info|exact growth rate and chance to bear glow berries}}

{{control|Using}} [[bone meal]] on a cave vine produces glow berries if the vine was not bearing any.

{{IN|Java}}, cave vines stop growing if [[shears]] are {{control|used}} on the tip.

{{IN|bedrock}}, if placing glow berries in the Nether, cave vines are able to grow and produces glow berries.

=== Food ===
To eat glow berries, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|2}} [[hunger]] and 0.4 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]] points, like [[sweet berries]].

=== Light ===
When bearing glow berries, cave vines give off a [[light]] level of 14.

=== Composting ===
Placing glow berries into a [[composter]] by {{control|using}} them on it has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

=== Breeding ===
Glow berries can be fed to [[fox]]es to [[breeding|breed]] them. Foxes are similar to cats when being fed as a wild animal; a sudden movement by the player may cause the fox to flee even if the player holds glow berries. The resulting baby fox trusts the [[player]] and does not flee.

Glow berries can be {{control|used}} on baby foxes to reduce the time until they grow by 10%.

==Sounds==
===Glow berries===
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

===Cave vines===
====Generic====
{{Sound table/Block/Cave vines}}

==== Unique ====
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Berries pick1.ogg
|sound2=Berries pick2.ogg
|subtitle=Berries pop
|source=block
|description=When glow berries are picked
|id=block.cave_vines.pick_berries
|translationkey=subtitles.item.berries.pick
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Shear.ogg
|subtitle=Plant cropped
|source=block
|description=When the tip of cave vines are cropped with [[Shears#Cropping growing plants|shears]]
|id=block.growing_plant.crop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.growing_plant.crop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Berries pick1.ogg
|sound2=Berries pick2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When glow berries are picked
|id=pick_berries.cave_vines
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cave Vines
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cave_vines
|blocktags=cave_vines,lush_plants_replaceable
|form=block
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cave Vines Plant
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cave_vines_plant
|blocktags=cave_vines,lush_plants_replaceable
|form=block
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Glow Berries
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_berries
|itemtags=fox_food
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cave Vines
|nameid=cave_vines
|spritetype=block
|id=577}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cave Vines Body With Berries
|nameid=cave_vines_body_with_berries
|spritename=lit-cave-vines-plant
|spritetype=block
|id=630}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cave Vines Head With Berries 
|spritename=lit-cave-vines
|nameid=cave_vines_head_with_berries
|spritetype=block
|id=631}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Glow Berries
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_berries
|form=item
|id=638
|foot=1}}

=== Block states===
{{See also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

==History==
{{History||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DWZIfsaIgtE|t=1781}}|[[File:Cave Vines Plant JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines (head) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines (berries) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Cave vines (named as glow berries) are shown as part of lush caves at [[Minecraft Live 2020]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w05a|[[File:Glow Berries JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added glow berries.
|[[File:Cave Vines Plant JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines (head) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines (berries) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cave vines.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|Renamed from "cave vines head" and "cave vines body" to "cave vines" and "cave vines plant", respectively.
|The IDs have also changed.
|Cave vines now always give 14 light, regardless of the type of part.
|Now slow down the player.
|Can now be climbed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|Glow berries now generate as loot in [[mineshaft]] [[Minecart with Chest|chest minecarts]].}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|With the implementation of cave biomes including lush caves, caves vines can now generate in normal worlds.}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|Cave vines stop growing if [[shears]] are used on the tip.}}
{{History|||snap=21w41a|[[File:Cave Vines Plant JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE2.png|32px]] Changed cave vines plant texture.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Glow Berries may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||Caves & Cliffs (experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.220.52|[[File:Glow Berries JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added glow berries.
|[[File:Cave Vines Plant JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines (head) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines (berries) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cave vines.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.54|Glow Berries now generate as loot in [[mineshaft]] [[Minecart with Chest|chest minecarts]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Glow Berries are now available without enabling [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History||1.17.20|snap=beta 1.17.20.20|Cave Vines can now be pollinated by [[bee]]s.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.20|[[File:Cave Vines Plant JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE2.png|32px]] Changed cave vines plant texture.}}
{{History||1.19.20|snap=beta 1.19.20.20|Cave vines can now be destroyed by [[ravagers]].}}
{{History|foot}}

<gallery>
Lush_caves_overview_concept_art.jpg|Concept art for the lush caves and vegetation including Glow Berries.
JE_1.17_Development_Lush_Caves.jpg|A view of the lush caves with glow berries from Minecraft Live 2020.
Lushcaves_minecon.png|Lush cave in MINECON.
Cavesworkinprogress.jpg|A view of the lush caves with glow berries, tweeted by LadyAgnes.
Livestream_lush_cave.jpg|Another view of the lush caves with glow berries, in an interview with LadyAgnes.
Glow Berry Fox.jpg|A fox under a glow berry vine.
</gallery>

===Cave vines "item"===
{{:Technical blocks/Cave Vines}}

==Issues==
{{Issue list}}

==Trivia==
*They are the first item to be usable as both a food and a light source.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cave Vines (plant).png
Cave Vines (berries, plant).png
Cave Vines (head).png
Cave Vines (berries).png
Cave_Vines_Age2_(Possibility_pattern_1)_JE1.png|A possible pattern of the cave vines at Age 2.
Cave_Vines_Age2_(Possibility_pattern_2)_JE1.png|And another pattern.
</gallery>

{{Blocks|vegetation}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Light sources]]
[[Category:Flammable blocks]]
[[Category:Climbable blocks]]

[[de:Leuchtbeeren]]
[[es:Bayas luminosas]]
[[fr:Baies lumineuses]]
[[it:Bacche luminose]]
[[ja:グロウベリー]]
[[pt:Bagas brilhantes]]
[[ru:Светящиеся ягоды]]
[[zh:发光浆果]]</li></ul></nowiki>

February 5, 2010

Added the option to change difficulty to Peaceful, Easy, Normal, or Hard.

alpha

October 22, 2010

Notch tweets stating that he is "changing 'difficulty' to 'realism'. Lowest setting = creative. Highest setting = starve". This was never implemented; however, a "hardcore" mode was added along with a creative gamemode.

Java Edition

1.0.0

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Bottle of Entity|Bottle of Entity]]<br/>{{joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{WIP}}
{{see also|Potion|Splash Potion}}
{{Item
|image=Bottle of Entity.png
|image2=Splash Bottle of Entity.png
|image3=Bottle of Void.png
|stackable= No
}}

'''Bottles of entity''' are items that transform players into the respective mobs when drunk.

'''Splash bottle of entity''' are a variation of bottles of mob that can be thrown.

'''Bottle of void''' is a special bottle to transform back to the original player. Right clicking with it on a transformed player will remove the transformation and convert the bottle into a bottle of entity of that transformation.

A transformation into an entity will sometimes lead to special effects. For example, transforming into a chicken will allow the player to glide slowly to the ground. The chicken will however take fall damage upon landing, killing it and transforming the player back to themselves.
Transforming into an enderman will cause the player to be teleported randomly when a projectile it aimed at it or when they're being looked at by other players. Transforming into any mob capable of flight (for example, a bat) will allow the player to fly in survival mode as if they were in creative mode.

== Sounds ==<!--No sounds when thrown from a player or dispenser-->
Splash bottles of entities use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle fill water1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill water2.ogg
|sound3=Bottle fill water3.ogg
|sound4=Bottle fill water4.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle fills
|source=neutral
|description=When an entity is collected using a bottle of void
|id=item.bottle.fill
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Drink.ogg
|subtitle=Sipping
|source=player
|description=While a player is drinking a bottle of entity
|id=entity.generic.drink
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.drink
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Glass dig1.ogg
|sound2=Glass dig2.ogg
|sound3=Glass dig3.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle smashes
|source=neutral
|description=When a splash bottle of entity impacts something <ref group=sound>This sound is played six times simultaneously</ref>
|id=entity.splash_potion.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.potion.splash
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
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|nameid=bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Splash Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=splash_bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Void
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_void
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_void
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Splash Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Bottle of Void.png|32px]] Added bottle of entity, splash bottle of entity, and bottle of void.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[ja:Bottle of Entity]]
[[pt:Frasco de entidade]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li><li>[[Redstone Dust|Redstone Dust]]<br/>{{Redirect|Redstone|the ore|Redstone Ore|the powered mineral block|Block of Redstone|other uses|Redstone (disambiguation)}}
{{Block
| group = Inactive (connected)
| 1-1= Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 1-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group2 = Inactive (unconnected)
| 2-1 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 2-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| group3 = Active (connected) 
| 3-1 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 3-2 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group4 = Active (unconnected)
| 4-1 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 4-2 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| image = Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = all
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Redstone dust''' is a mineral that can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]] as a wire when placed as a [[block]]. It is also used in [[crafting]] and [[brewing]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Mining ===
{{see also|Redstone Ore#Natural generation}}
[[Redstone ore]] mined using an iron [[pickaxe]] or higher drops 4 or 5 redstone dust (or more with [[Fortune]], averaging at 6 redstone dust with Fortune III). If mined with [[Silk Touch]], the block drops itself instead of redstone dust.

=== Natural generation ===
15 lengths of redstone dust are naturally generated as part of the trap in each [[jungle pyramid]]. 5 lengths of redstone dust can be found in one type of jail cell room in a [[woodland mansion]]. In [[Ancient City|ancient cities]], multiple pieces of redstone dust can be found integrated into circuitry.

=== Breaking ===
Redstone dust can be broken instantly using any tool, or without a tool, and drops itself as an item.

Redstone dust is removed and drops as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
* [[water]] or [[lava]] flows into its space
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space

=== Mob loot ===
[[Witch]]es have a chance of dropping 0–2 redstone dust upon death. This is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 redstone dust.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|redstone}}

=== Crafting ===
Redstone dust can be crafted from [[blocks of redstone]].
{{Crafting
|Block of Redstone
|Output=Redstone Dust,9
|type=Redstone
}}

=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Redstone Ore; Deepslate Redstone Ore
|Redstone Dust
|0.7
}}

=== Trading ===
{{IN|java}}, novice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell two redstone dust for one [[emerald]].

{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level cleric villagers sell four redstone dust for one emerald.

=== Villager gifts ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Raid farming}}
{{IN|Java}}, when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect, clerics might throw that player a redstone dust as a gift.

== Usage ==
Redstone dust is used for [[#Brewing ingredient|brewing]], [[#Crafting ingredient|crafting]], and in redstone circuits by placing it on the ground to create [[#Redstone component|redstone wire]]. It can also be used to power redstone components.

=== Brewing ingredient ===
{{Brewing
  |head=1
  |Redstone Dust
  |Mundane Potion
  |base=Water Bottle
}}
{{Brewing
  |foot=1
  |name=Increased Duration
  |Redstone Dust
  |showbase=1
  |base=Potion of Fire Resistance; Potion of Invisibility; Potion of Night Vision; Potion of Poison; Potion of Regeneration; Potion of Slowness; Potion of Strength; Potion of Swiftness; Potion of Water Breathing; Potion of Weakness; Potion of Leaping; Potion of Slow Falling
}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Redstone Dust}}

=== {{anchor|Redstone dust}} Redstone component ===
When placed in the world, redstone dust becomes a block of "redstone wire"{{Info needed|other blco? BE?}}, which can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]].

=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Redstone Dust
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Redstone
|Redstone Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}

;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|redstone dust}}

=== Placement ===
[[File:Redstone wire as circuit component.png|Examples of redstone wire configuration. ''Top Left:'' Redstone wire connects diagonally vertically through non-opaque blocks. ''Top Right:'' Redstone wire does ''not'' connect diagonally vertically through opaque blocks. ''Center:'' Redstone wire gets darker as its power level drops, to a maximum of 15 blocks from a power source.|thumb]]
[[File:Redstone on Glowstone, Stairs, Slabs.png|Examples of redstone wire placements.|thumb]]
Redstone dust can be placed on [[opaque]] blocks as well as [[glowstone]], upside-down [[slab]]s, [[glass]], upside-down [[stairs]], and [[hopper]]s. It can also be placed on some transparent blocks; see [[Opacity/Placement]] for more information. It cannot be placed suspended in midair, even with commands, which is not unintentional.<ref>{{bug|MC-182709}}</ref>

Redstone wire configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone [[Redstone components#Power components|power components]] and [[Redstone components#Transmission components|transmission component]] connection points. Redstone wire also configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone wire one block higher or lower – unless there is a solid opaque block above the lower redstone wire.

If there is only one such adjacent redstone component, redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}} line pointing both at the neighbor and away from it. If there are two or more such adjacent components, redstone wire connects them in the form of {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-upleft}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-t-up}}, or {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} as needed.

When there are no adjacent components, a single redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} plus sign, which can provide power in all four directions. By right-clicking it can be changed into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-dot}} dot, which does not provide power to any of the four directions.

{{IN|bedrock}}, redstone wire automatically configures itself to point toward adjacent blocks or [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]]. {{IN|java}}, it does not. If such a configuration is desired, the other neighbors of the redstone wire must be arranged to create it, i.e the redstone dust must be placed in a way that it would be pointed at the block’s location even if it were not there.

When redstone wire is reconfigured after placement, it does not update other redstone components around it of the change unless that reconfiguration also includes a change in power level or another component provides an update. This can create situations where a mechanism component remains activated when it shouldn't, or vice versa, until it receives an update from something else – a "feature" of redstone wire that can be used to make a [[BUD|block update detector]].

{{-}}

=== Behavior ===
{{Schematic|caption=

{{IN|be}}, the signal can go down from glass blocks.

 |||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
 |rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
 |ts-$|SB|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|SB|rd-$ew!|RL-!

}}{{Schematic|caption =

However, the signal can never go down from slabs.

 |||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
 |rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
 |ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL
}}

Redstone wire can transmit power, which can be used to operate [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]] ([[door]]s, [[piston]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.).
Redstone wire can be "powered" by a number of methods:
* from an adjacent [[Redstone components#Power components|power component]] or a strongly-powered block
* from the output of a redstone repeater or redstone comparator
* from adjacent redstone wire. The powering dust can be a level higher or lower, but with restrictions:
** Redstone dust can be powered by redstone dust that is one level lower, or on an [[opaque]] block one level higher. A transparent block cannot{{only|java}} pass power downward.
** The block "between" the two dust blocks must be air or transparent. A solid block there "cuts" the connection between the higher and lower dust.

The "power level" of redstone dust can vary from 0 to 15. Most power components power-up adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, but a few ([[daylight sensor]]s, [[trapped chest]]s, and [[weighted pressure plate]]s) may create a lower power level. Redstone repeaters output power level 15 (when turned on), but [[redstone comparator]]s may output a lower power level.

{{Schematic | caption =

Redstone wire can transmit power up to 15 blocks.

 |rt-$!|rd-$ew!+15|rd-$ew!+14|rd-$ew!+13|rd-$ew!+12|rd-$ew!+11|rd-$ew!+10|rd-$ew!+9
 |rd-$ew!+8|rd-$ew!+7|rd-$ew!+6|rd-$ew!+5|rd-$ew!+4|rd-$ew!+3|rd-$ew!+2|rd-$ew!+1|rd-$ew+0

}}
Power level drops by 1 for every block of redstone wire it crosses. Thus, redstone wire can transmit power for no more than 15 blocks. To go further, the power level must be re-strengthened – typically with a redstone repeater.

Powered redstone wire on top of, or pointing at, an opaque block provides ''weak'' power to the block. A weakly-powered block cannot power other adjacent redstone wire, but can still power redstone repeaters and comparators, and activate adjacent mechanism components. Transparent blocks cannot be powered.

When redstone wire is unpowered, it appears dark red. When powered, it becomes bright red at power level 15, fading to darker shades with decreasing power. Powered redstone wire also produces "dust" [[particles]] of the same color.

While redstone wire always provides power to the directions it points into, it can still point into directions in which it cannot give power. If redstone wire comes in the form of a cross, the player can right-click to toggle it between a cross and dot. A redstone dot does not power anything adjacent to it, but powers the block under it.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
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|generatetranslationkeys=y
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|spritetype=block
|nameid=redstone_wire
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Dust
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
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|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
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|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

{{LoadPage|Redstone Dust/Asset history|List of block state combinations|h4}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Dispense With This}}

== Video ==
{{Video note|These videos do not show all uses for redstone in crafting and all methods of obtaining. This video is also outdated, as of 1.13 Java Edition, redstone is now called Redstone Dust.}}

<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|zldqknGFWb4}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|_IApwvCLJW8}}</span>
</div>

== History ==
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding wire-type [[block]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as an [[item]].
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as a placed [[block]]. 
|Redstone dust as a placed block has two power appearances; either completely on, or completely off.
|Redstone dust is used to craft [[redstone torch]]es.
|At this time, redstone has not been given an official name.}}
{{History||v1.0.2_01|Redstone dust now doesn't connect through solid [[block]]s diagonally down.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Walking on redstone dust no longer [[breaking|breaks]] it.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Active redstone dust now gives off [[particles]].{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}}}
{{History||v1.1.0|Redstone is now used to craft [[compass]]es.}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=<nowiki>?|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|Redstone is now used to craft [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|With the addition of inventory tooltips, the [[item]] form of redstone dust has been named "Redstone", and the usually unobtainable block form has been named "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.2|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[note block]]s.}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]] Redstone wire gets darker the farther away it is from a source of power, using a dedicated [[tint]] system. Previously, it was fully on until it reached its limit.
|Its particles now appear gray due to not being tinted.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone repeater]]s.}}
{{History||1.5|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]] Fully off redstone wire is no longer black.
|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[snow]].
|Redstone is now used to craft [[powered rail]]s and [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Redstone dust now checks if the block below has a solid top face or [[glowstone]], allowing it to be placed on it.}}
{{History||1.7|Redstone dust now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.
|Redstone can now be used to craft [[piston]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Redstone can now be [[brewing|brewed]] in a [[water bottle]] to create a [[mundane potion]].
|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.
|Redstone now extends the [[potion]]s of [[Fire Resistance]], [[Slowness]], [[Swiftness]], [[Poison]], [[Weakness]] and [[Strength]].}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Redstone now extends the new potion of [[Regeneration]].}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "+" to a "•" shape.}}
{{History||?|Redstone wire block particles are now correctly colored.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|Fixed redstone update bug.{{more info}}}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|Redstone can now be placed on [[glowstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w07a|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Redstone can now be [[trading|bought]] from priest [[villager]]s, at 2–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]], making them [[renewable]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Redstone dust now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w25a|Redstone dust can now be placed on top of upside-down [[slabs]] and [[stairs]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]]s of [[Night Vision]] and [[Invisibility]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w38a|[[Witch]]es have been added, which sometimes [[drops|drop]] redstone when killed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[blocks of redstone]] and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Water Breathing]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Redstone dust no longer changes to [[obsidian]] next to water when [[lava]] flows into it.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Leaping]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]] Some slight changes have been made to redstone wire's appearance - the dot now extends outward with two more pixels, and the south-facing section of bends, T shapes and crosses now has one fewer pixel. It also appears straighter and more continuous in straight wire form.
|Redstone can no longer be added to extended [[potion]]s or tier-II potions.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of redstone from [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s has been cut by more than half.
|The average yield of redstone in [[mineshaft]] chests has been increased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w46a|The hitbox of redstone now covers only part of the surface of the [[block]] below, based on the orientation of the redstone.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Redstone can now used to craft [[observer]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The [[item]] form of "Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Wire".
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 55, and the [[item]]'s 331.}}
{{History|||snap=17w48a|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion of the Turtle Master]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone dust has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[village]] temples.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cleric villagers now give redstone dust to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Redstone dust now has a bottom texture.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[target]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "•" back to a "+" shape.
|Redstone dust's hitbox is now no longer strictly a cuboid, and more closely matches the shape of the wiring.<ref>{{bug|MC-137336}}</ref>
|Upward going redstone dust now has a hitbox on the side of the [[block]] too, rather than only on the floor.<ref>{{bug|MC-153508}}</ref>
|Unconnected redstone dust now has all direction block states set to "side".
|The direction block states of redstone dust are now properly set to "side" at the end of a redstone wire on both ends, rather than only the one with other redstone besides it.
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]] While not accessible in normal gameplay, redstone dust that points into one side, but not the opposite, now visually reaches halfway across the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w19a|Redstone dust now visually connects when going up [[soul sand]], 8-layer [[snow]] stacks and the back side of upside-down [[stairs]].
|[[Particles]] are now generated across the length of the redstone wire rather than the center of the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w21a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] is now toggleable between a "+" and a "•" shape, by {{control|interacting}} with it.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone as an [[item]]. 
|Redstone is now [[drops|dropped]] when [[breaking|mined]] from [[redstone ore]].
|Redstone can be used to craft [[compass]]es and [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Redstone can now be used to craft [[powered rail]]s.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Redstone has been added to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]], but it still cannot be placed. }}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Redstone can now be placed.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s, [[note block]]s, [[detector rail]]s and [[redstone torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[piston]]s and [[observer]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||?|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>Placed redstone now assumes its current appearance with a more solid center. Its linear state appearences are unknown.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone can now be found in [[desert]] [[village]] temple [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 4 redstone as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.57|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.26|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Redstone now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.95|Redstone can now be placed on [[glass]].}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Redstone wire "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Wire}}

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
; Java Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NE).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (ES).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (SW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NEW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NES).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (ESW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>

; Bedrock Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png | 
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png | 
Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Slab Stair Redstone.png|First image of redstone dust on top of slabs and stairs.
File:Olivia Tinkering.jpeg|[[Olivia]] using a scarce amount of redstone dust.
File:23w32a.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a very long strip of redstone dust.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Powered By Redstone JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Powered By Redstone" made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
File:Redstone Behind Chiseled Bookshelf Pixel Art.png|Pixel art of redstone dust.
</gallery>

== Issues ==
{{issue list|redstone|redstone dust|redstone wire}}

== Trivia ==
* Five updates for [[wikipedia:Windows 10 version history|Windows 10]] released from 2016 to 2018 were codenamed "Redstone", referencing ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{link|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8364355/microsoft-redstone-windows-updates|title=Microsoft plans ‘Redstone’ updates for Windows 10 in 2016|author=Tom Warren|website=The Verge|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
* The block has 1,296 possible block state combinations, the highest of all blocks as of 1.15.2, beating [[fire]]'s 512 and [[note block]]'s 800.
* According to {{el|ee}}, redstone dust contains radioactive [[element]]s.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]

[[cs:Rudit]]
[[de:Redstone]]
[[el:Σκόνη Κοκκινόπετρας]]
[[es:Polvo de redstone]]
[[fr:Poudre de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone]]
[[it:Polvere di redstone]]
[[ja:レッドストーンダスト]]
[[ko:레드스톤 가루]]
[[nl:Redstonestof]]
[[pl:Redstone]]
[[pt:Pó de redstone]]
[[ru:Красная пыль]]
[[th:ผงเรดสโตน]]
[[tr:Kızıltaş]]
[[uk:Редстоун]]
[[zh:红石粉]]</li></ul></nowiki>

Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2

Hardcore mode added.

Pocket Edition Alpha

0.4.0

{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Raw Beef|Raw Beef]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Raw Beef
| image = Raw Beef.png
| heals = {{hunger|3}}
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Raw beef''' is a [[food]] item that can be eaten by the [[player]] or cooked in a [[furnace]], [[smoker]], or [[campfire]] to make [[steak]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

When adult [[cow]]s and [[mooshroom]]s are killed, they drop 1-3 raw beef. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 1-6 with Looting III. If killed while on fire, they drop [[steak]] instead.

===  Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|raw-beef}}

== Usage ==

=== Food ===

To eat raw beef, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|3}} hunger and 1.8 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

=== Smelting ingredient ===

{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Raw Beef
|Steak
|0.35
}}

=== Wolves ===

Raw beef can be used to [[breed]] and heal tamed [[wolves]], lead them around, and make baby tamed wolves grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.

=== Trading ===

Journeyman-level Butcher villagers have a 50% chance to buy 10 raw beef for an emerald.{{only|bedrock}}

Journeyman-level Butcher villagers always offer buy 10 raw beef for an emerald.{{only|java}}

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Beef
|spritetype=item
|nameid=beef
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Beef
|spritetype=item
|nameid=beef
|id=273
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added raw beef.|Raw beef is one of the new [[food]] items, [[drops|dropped]] by [[cow]]s in addition to their [[leather]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w03a|Raw beef can now be used to breed wolves.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Raw beef can now be [[trading|sold]] to butcher [[villager]]s, at 14–17 raw beef for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Raw Beef JE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w37a|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed, so that it no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Villager]]s no longer [[trading|trade]] for raw beef.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 363.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Raw Beef JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Raw beef can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] butcher shops.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] raw beef.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added raw beef.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Raw beef now restores {{hp|3}} instead of {{hp|1}}.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed, so that it no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Raw beef has been added to [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Raw beef now restores [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Raw Beef JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Raw beef can now be found in [[village]] butcher [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Raw beef can now be [[trading|sold]] to butcher [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added raw beef.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed, so that it no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Raw Beef JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Added raw beef.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:Jeb steak.png|Raw Beef and [[Steak]] in a preview screenshot.
</gallery>


{{Items}}

[[de:Rohes Rindfleisch]]
[[es:Filete crudo]]
[[fr:Bœuf cru]]
[[hu:Nyers marhahús]]
[[ja:生の牛肉]]
[[ko:익히지 않은 소고기]]
[[nl:Rauwe biefstuk]]
[[pl:Surowa wołowina]]
[[pt:Bife cru]]
[[ru:Сырая говядина]]
[[uk:Сира яловичина]]
[[zh:生牛肉]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Shears|Shears]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Shears.png
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 238
| stackable = No
}}

'''Shears''' are tools required to obtain some organic blocks or otherwise mine them faster as well as to shear certain entities and blocks.

==Obtaining==

===Crafting===

{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|B2= Iron Ingot
|A3= Iron Ingot
|Output= Shears
|type= Tool
}}
{{crafting
|foot=1
|ignoreusage=1
|Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Output= Shears
|description= The durability of the two shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
|type= Tool
}}
Despite using [[Iron Ingot|iron]] in its crafting recipe, shears cannot be smelted into [[iron nugget]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-111738}}</ref>

===Trading===

Novice-level Shepherd [[villager]]s have a 40% chance to sell shears for 2 [[emerald]]s in Java Edition. This trade is always offered in Bedrock Edition.

===Chest loot===

{{LootChestItem|shears}}

==Usage==

===Shearing===
Shears lose 1 [[durability]] when used to shear something.

Shears can be {{Control|use|text=used}} on a [[sheep]] to remove its coat and drop 1–3 [[wool]] of the corresponding color. The same sheep can be sheared again after it eats from a [[grass block]] to regenerate its coat.

Shearing a [[mooshroom]] drops 5 [[mushroom]]s of the corresponding color and irreversibly turns it into a normal [[cow]].

Shearing a [[snow golem]] irreversibly removes its pumpkin, dropping it and revealing its face.

Shearing either a [[beehive]] or [[bee nest]] that is full of honey makes it drop 3 [[honeycomb]]s and resets it to honey level 0. The same beehive or bee nest can be sheared again if it is able to reach full honey again. If sheared by hand without a [[campfire]] below the hive or nest all bees within will exit and all nearby bees will attack the offending player. 

[[Dispenser]]s can use shears in any of the above listed ways, interacting with any valid block or entity in front of the dispenser's face. This decreases the shears' [[durability]]. A dispenser shearing a beehive or bee nest will not anger bees or cause them to leave even if there is not a campfire below it.

Shearing a [[pumpkin]] turns it into a [[carved pumpkin]], dropping 4 [[pumpkin seeds]].

{{IN|java}}, shearing the tip of [[cave vines]], [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], or [[twisting vines]] sets its age value to 25 and stops further growth.

===Breaking blocks===
Shears use 1 [[durability]] when is used to break any block, even if it [[instant mining|breaks instantly]] by hand.

Shears can be used to harvest [[cobweb|cobwebs]], [[leaves]], [[grass|grass, tall grass]], [[seagrass|seagrass, tall seagrass]], [[fern|ferns, large fern]]s, [[dead bush]]es, [[nether sprouts]], [[vines]], [[glow lichen]] or [[hanging roots]] and obtain them in item form. They can also be used to break [[tripwire]] connected to a [[tripwire hook]] without activating it.

When shears are used to break [[Weeping Vines|weeping vines]] or [[Twisting Vines|twisting vines]] they are guaranteed to drop in item form instead of the usual 33% chance. This only applies to vines directly broken by shears and not vines that are broken due to the destruction of their supporting vines.

The following table shows information about blocks that can be broken with shears. Colors indicate what gets dropped when the block is broken:

*White: The original block.
*Blue: The block's normal drop (i.e. string, sticks, seeds, saplings, apples).
*Red: Nothing.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Blocks broken with shears"
!
!No shears breaking time
!Shears breaking time
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Cobweb}}
| {{tc|no|20 s}}<ref group="note">Breaking cobwebs with a sword is as fast as breaking with shears, and yields string. This costs double durability.</ref>
|0.4 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Dead Bush}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
|0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|id=fern|Grass|Fern}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
|0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Grass}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Nether Sprouts}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}<ref group="note">{{IN|bedrock}}, the item drops when breaking it with fists.</ref>
|0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Leaves}}
| {{tc|planned|0.35 s}}
|0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|id=tripwire|String#Tripwire|Tripwire}}
|0 s
|0 s<ref group="note">Using shears does not trigger a redstone pulse.</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Vines}}
| {{tc|no|0.35 s}}
|0.35 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Wool}}
|1.25 s
|0.25 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Seagrass}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}
|0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Glow Lichen}}
| {{tc|no|0.3 s}}
|0.3 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockLink|Hanging Roots}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}
|0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{BlockSprite|Twisting Vines Plant}}{{BlockLink|Twisting Vines}}<br> {{BlockSprite|Weeping Vines Plant}}{{BlockLink|Weeping Vines}}
|0 s
|0 s<ref group="note">Using shears will increase the chance of dropping from 33% to 100%.</ref>
|}

{{notelist}}

===Enchantments===

Shears can receive the following [[Enchanting|enchantments]]:

{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
! Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
| III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Silk Touch]]{{only|be|short=1}}
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}

{{notelist}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=4
|sound=Shear.ogg
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=player
|description=When a mooshroom is sheared
|id=entity.mooshroom.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=player
|description=When a sheep is sheared
|id=entity.sheep.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=player
|description=When a snow golem is sheared
|id=entity.snow_golem.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Plant cropped
|source=block
|description=When a growing plant is cropped
|id=block.growing_plant.crop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.growing_plant.crop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Beehive shear.ogg
|source=block
|subtitle=Shears scrape
|description=When honeycombs are harvested from a beehive
|id=block.beehive.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.block.beehive.shear
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0/0.8/0.9
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|source=block
|subtitle=Shears carve
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=block.pumpkin.carve
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a pair of shears' durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:<br>
Pumpkins do not have carve sounds.
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Shear.ogg
|source=player
|description=When something is sheared
|id=mob.sheep.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Beehive shear.ogg
|source=block
|description=When honeycombs are harvested from a beehive
|id=block.beehive.shear
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a pair of shears' durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shears
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shears
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shears
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shears
|id=421
|form=item
|foot=1}}

==Achievements==

{{load achievements|Have a Shearful Day}}<div style="text-align:center"></div>

==History==
{{History||June 3, 2011|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76570646074765312|Shears were first mentioned by [[Jeb]] on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. The tweet revealing Jeb's work on shears was written in Swedish (''Jag jobbar på shears nu''), which translates to "I'm working on shears now".}}
{{History||June 7, 2011|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/78154891637436416|Jeb tweets about how shears were originally planned as a way to defuse [[TNT]], but he dropped this shortly after deciding TNT would detonate only with [[redstone]] or [[fire]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.7|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.
|Before [[Beta 1.7]], [[sheep]] would drop 1-3 [[wool]] blocks at most when hit, but shears can harvest up to 4 wool blocks per sheep.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Shears can now be used to harvest a [[fern]], [[vines]] and [[grass]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Shears now harvest [[red mushroom]]s from a [[mooshroom]] and turn it back into a normal [[cow]].}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|[[Sheep]] now drop only 1-3 wool blocks when sheared, but they can also regrow their wool by eating [[grass block|grass]], which is part of a plan to have [[animal]]s stay in the game longer.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|76647002317930496}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w05a|Shears can now be used to harvest [[dead bush]]es.}}
{{History|||snap=12w06a|Shears are now [[renewable]], due to [[zombie]]s occassionally dropping iron ingots.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Shears can now be [[trading|bought]] from farmer [[villager]]s for 3 [[emerald]]s each.}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Shears can now be used to break [[tripwire]] string and not set it off.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w38a|Added a [[sound]] when using shears on [[sheep]].}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w50a|Shears can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: Shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] shears for 3–4 [[emerald]]s each. 
|Farmers no longer trade shears.}}
{{History|||snap=pre1|Shears now lose [[item durability|durability]] when breaking [[wool]] blocks. In previous versions, shears would take [[item durability|durability]] [[damage]] only when destroyed or when breaking [[tall grass]] or [[leaves]], the damage remaining the same for all other [[block]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-5313}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w34a|Shears may now be used in a crafting grid to zoom in [[map]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|Shears no longer zoom in maps.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47b|Shears can no longer be enchanted with [[Silk Touch]].
|Shears now lose durability when used to break any block (formerly lost durability only from [[leaves]], [[web]], [[grass]], [[vines]], [[tripwire]] and [[wool]]).}}
{{History|||snap=15w47c|Shears now harvest [[cobweb]] without requiring [[Silk Touch]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|[[Snow golem]]'s [[pumpkin]] can now be removed with shears.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|When shears are {{control|used}} on an un-carved [[pumpkin]], it now turns into a carved pumpkin and drops 4 [[pumpkin seeds]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 359.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Shears placed in a [[dispenser]] can now shear [[sheep]].
|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Shears can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] shepherd houses.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|Shears can now be used on [[bee nest]]s and [[beehive]]s to harvest [[honeycomb]].}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w15a|Shears placed in a dispenser can now shear [[mooshrooms]] and [[snow golem]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=pre1|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[roots]].}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=pre2|Shears are no longer required to pick up [[roots]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=?|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[hanging roots]].}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w37a|Shears can now stop [[cave vines]], [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], and [[twisting vines]] from aging.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[mangrove leaves]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Survival [[player]]s no longer start out with infinite durability shears in the [[inventory]].}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Removed shears from the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 3|Re-added shears to [[creative]] mode.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Shears can now be used to transform [[mooshroom]]s into [[cow]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 3|Shearing a [[snow golem]] now removes its [[pumpkin]].
|Shears can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]] in an [[anvil]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Shears can now be used to break [[tripwire]] string without triggering it.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Shears now lose durability when used to break any [[block]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Shears can now be [[trading|bought]] from shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Breaking a [[melon|melon block]] with shears now always drop 9 [[melon slice|melons]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.13.8|Shears can now be used to turn un-carved [[pumpkin]]s into [[carved pumpkin]] and spit out 4 [[pumpkin seeds]].}}
{{History||?|Shears now harvest [[cobweb]] without requiring [[Silk Touch]].}} 
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Shears placed in a [[dispenser]] can now shear [[sheep]].
|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Shears can now be found in [[village]] shepherd houses.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Shears [[trading|sold]] by shepherd [[villager]]s now cost only 2 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|Shears can now be used on [[bee nest]]s and [[beehive]]s to harvest [[honeycomb]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Shears can now be used to turn regular [[pumpkin]]s into [[carved pumpkin]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.
|Shears placed in a [[dispenser]] can now shear [[sheep]].}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Enchanted Shears.gif|An enchanted pair of shears.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--shears Taking Inventory: Shears] – Minecraft.net on November 20, 2019

{{Items}}

[[cs:Nůžky]]
[[de:Schere]]
[[es:Tijeras]]
[[fr:Cisailles]]
[[hu:Metszőolló]]
[[it:Cesoie]]
[[ja:ハサミ]]
[[ko:가위]]
[[nl:Schaar]]
[[pl:Nożyce]]
[[pt:Tesoura]]
[[ru:Ножницы]]
[[zh:剪刀]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul>

Added peaceful difficulty.

0.12.1Tropical fish also have assigned names that can be seen after capture. In Java Edition, the smaller text under the item name is displayed showing the fish name, similar to the text that displays enchantments under enchanted items. In Bedrock Edition, the item name is displayed showing "Bucket of <fish name>". Their colors are mostly named according to the colored block names, though with a few exceptions:

White
Silver
Gray
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Lime
Green
Teal
Sky
Blue
Plum
Magenta
Rose

The base color comes first, and if the pattern color is different, it comes after that. Lastly, the fish bucket is given a name according to the shape and pattern of the fish:

Flopper

Glitter

Betty

Stripey

Blockfish

Clayfish

Kob

Snooper

Brinely

SunStreak

Dasher

Spotty

Some tropical fish don't follow the normal naming system, and instead, reference real-life fish species. Apart from these names, these types of fish aren't different from regular tropical fish in terms of design or behavior.

These varieties are:

Name	Type
Anemone	Orange-Gray Stripey
Black Tang	Gray Flopper
Blue Dory ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Gray-Sky SunStreak
Blue Tang ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Gray-Blue Flopper
Butterfly Fish ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Butterflyfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	White-Gray Clayfish
Cichlid	Blue-Gray SunStreak
Clownfish	Orange-White Kob
Cotton Candy Betta	Rose-Sky Spotty
Dottyback	Plum-Yellow Blockfish
Emperor Red Snapper	White-Red Clayfish
Goatfish	White-Yellow Spotty
Moorish Idol	White-Gray Glitter
Ornate Butterfly ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Ornate Butterflyfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	White-Orange Clayfish
Parrotfish	Teal-Rose Dasher
Queen Angel Fish ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Queen Angelfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Lime-Sky Brinely
Red Cichlid	Red-White Betty
Red Lipped Blenny	Gray-Red Snooper
Red Snapper	Red-White Blockfish
Threadfin	White-Yellow Flopper
Tomato Clown ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	Red-White SunStreak
Tomato Clownfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Red-White Kob
Triggerfish	Gray-White SunStreak
Yellowtail Parrot ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}/Yellowtail Parrotfish ‌^{[Java Edition only]}	Teal-Yellow Dasher
Yellow Tang	Yellow Flopper

Added easy and hard difficulties.

Issues

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